Particular features are a new section on the ownership of various assets, including racial breakdowns, a section dedicated to employment in the public sector, and unemployment trends spanning 17 years. The chapter also shows changing patterns of inequality and Living Standards Measures over the last decade, analysed by race and province.
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THE EMPLOYMENT AND INCOMES PICTURE
South Africa at a glance
THE OVERALL EMPLOYMENT PICTURE
Labour market trends
Labour market trends 2001 and 2011
Labour market trends, 2010–11
Labour market participation and absorption rates
Labour market participation rate, 2001–11
Labour market participation rate by race and sex, 2011
Labour force participation and unemployment rates, selected countries, 1990 and 2009
Labour force absorption rate, 2001–11
Economically active population
Definition
Economically active population by race, 2001–11
Economically active population by race and sex, 2011
EMPLOYMENT
Overall employment by economic sector and industry, 2001, 2010, and 2011
Overall employment by economic sector and industry, 2001–11
Change in overall employment by economic sector and industry, 2001–11 and 2010–11
Employment by industry, sex, and race
Employment by industry and sex, 2001 and 2011
Employment by industry, sex, and race, 2011 (actual numbers)
Employment by industry, sex, and race, 2011 (proportions)
Employment by occupation
Employment by occupation, 2001 and 2011
Proportion of employment by occupation, 2001 and 2011
Employment by occupation, race, and sex, 2011 (actual numbers)
Employment by occupation, race, and sex, 2011 (proportions)
Employment equity
Employment equity employment by occupation, race, and sex, 2010 (proportions)
Employment equity top management employment by race, sex, and industry, 2009
Employment equity proportion of employed with disabilities, 2001–2010
Employment in management by race and sex, 2000–10
Breakdown of top management by race and sex, 2010
Proportion of black employees in the workforce at different levels of seniority, 1994–2010
Segments of the working population
Non-agricultural, non-domestic formal sector
Non-agricultural, non-domestic, formal private and public sector employment, 2010–2011
Formal sector (non-agricultural) employment by industry, 2006–11
Agriculture
Employment in agriculture by sector, 2001–11
Number of paid workers in the formal agricultural sector by province, 2007
Number of paid workers in the formal agricultural sector, 2007–09
Expanded Public Works Programme
Number and average length of work opportunities created by the EPWP, 2004/05–2010/11
Informal sector
Informal sector employment (non-agricultural) by industry, 2006–11
Employment in the public sector
The public service
State employees as a proportion of total employment, 1999–2011
Number of state employees by sex, 2011
Number of state employees by race, 2011
Proportion of state employees by race, 2011
Breakdown of state employees by race and sex, 2011
Proportion of state employees with disabilities, 2010
Number of state employees by level of management, 2010
Number of employees in national departments and agencies by race, 2011
State-owned enterprises and public institutions
Number and proportion of employees in state-owned enterprises by race, 2011
Number and proportion of employees in public institutions reporting to the Department of Tansport by race, 2011
Number and proportion of employees in public institutions reporting to the Department of Communications by race, 2011
Number and proportion of employees in public financial institutions by race, 2011
Number and proportion of employees in public institutions reporting to the Department of Science and Technology by race, 2011
Number and proportion of employees in public institutions reporting to the Department of Trade and Industry by race, 2011
Number and proportion of employees in public institutions reporting to the Department of Labour by race, 2011
Number and proportion of employees in public institutions reporting to the Department of Home Affairs by race, 2011
Number and proportion of employees in public institutions reporting to the Department of Defence and Military Veterans by race, 2011
Number and proportion of employees in public institutions reporting to the Presidency by race, 2011
Number and proportion of employees in public institutions reporting to the Department of Tourism by race, 2011
Number and proportion of employees in public institutions reporting to the Department of Sport and Recreation by race, 2011
Employees of general government
Number of employees by level of government, 2010
Characteristics of the employed
Employment by age group, 2011
Employment by highest level of education, 2011
UNEMPLOYMENT
Statistics
Unemployment numbers by race, 1994–2011 (official and expanded definition)
Number of unemployed (official definition), 1994–2011
Number of unemployed (expanded definition), 1994–2011
Unemployment rate by race, 1994–2011 (official and expanded definition)
Unemployment rate (official definition), 1994–2011
Unemployment rate (expanded definition), 1994–2011
Unemployment by industry and occupation, 2011
Characteristics of the unemployed
Categories of unemployed people, 2011
Unemployment by age group, 2011
Unemployment rate by age group, 2011
Unemployment numbers and rate by age, race, and sex, 2011
Unemployment by highest level of education, 2011
Unemployment by length of time, 2011
International comparisons
Unemployment rates, selected countries, 2011
Unemployment rates, emerging markets, 2010
UNDERUTILISATION AND NON-PARTICIPATION OF LABOUR
Not economically active
Persons not economically active, 2011
Underutilisation
Underutilisation of labour, 2011
Underemployment
Time-related underemployment by industry, 2011
Time-related underemployment by occupation, 2011
Discouraged workseekers
Discouraged workseekers by race, 2001–11
Discouraged workseekers by race and sex, 2010–11
PROVINCIAL LABOUR MARKET DATA
Overall data
Economically active population by province, 2011
Trends
Labour market trends by province, 2010–11
Change in unemployment rate by province, 2010–11
Unemployment
Unemployment numbers by province, 2005–11
Unemployment rate by province, 2005–11
MUNICIPAL LABOUR MARKET DATA
Labour market status
Labour market status by race, 2007
ASSETS, INCOME, AND EXPENDITURE
Assets
Various assets
Ownership of certain assets, actual numbers, 2011
Ownership of certain assets, by type of asset, 2011
Ownership of certain assets by race, 2011
Ownership of certain assets by type and race, 2011
Value of certain assets by type and race, 2011
Asset ownership and debt by race, 2011
Property ownership by race, 2011
Home ownership by race, 2010 (actual numbers)
Home ownership by race, 2010 (proportions)
Assets on the Johannesburg Stock Exchange (JSE)
Total ownership of the JSE, 2000 and 2010
JSE ownership, 2000 and 2010
Total ownership of the JSE, 2000 and 2010
Total individual ownership of the JSE by race, 2000 and 2010
Ownership of JSE mandated funds by race, 2000 and 2010
Direct JSE share ownership by race, 2000 and 2010
Direct JSE share ownership, 2000 and 2010
Direct JSE share ownership by race, 2000 and 2010
Ownership of shares in JSE retirement funds by race, 1995–2010
Wage trends
Average monthly earnings in formal non-agricultural industries, 2010–11 (current prices)
Average monthly earnings in formal non-agricultural industries, 2010–11 (constant prices)
Average monthly earnings in formal non-agricultural employment in the public and private sectors, 2000–10
Breakdown of monthly earnings by sex, 2010
Breakdown of monthly earnings by race, 2010
Breakdown of monthly earnings by highest level of education, 2010
Breakdown of monthly earnings by province, 2010
Breakdown of monthly earnings by sector, 2010
Breakdown of monthly earnings by occupation, 2010
Number of paid employees in agriculture and average monthly earnings by province, 2007
Incomes
Income levels and categories
Households
Number of households by annual income category and province, 2010
Number of households by annual income category, 2010
Proportion of households by annual income category and province, 2010
Individuals
Adults by race, income group, and sex, 2009 (actual numbers)
Adults by race and income group, 2009 (actual numbers)
Adults by race, income group, and sex, 2009 (proportions)
Adults by income group and province, 2009 (actual numbers)
Adults by income group and province, 2009 (proportions)
Adults by income group and highest level of education, 2009 (actual numbers)
Adults by income group and highest level of education, 2009 (proportions)
Income group growth rates by race, 2009–2010
Number and proportion of affluent individuals by race, age, and province, 2009
Income sources
Households’ sources of income by race, 2010
Number and proportion of small-scale non-metro households with access to land by main source of income, 2006
Income inequality
Gini co-efficient by race and location, 1993, 2000, and 2008
Gini co-efficient by race, 1996–2010
Gini co-efficient by province and race, 2010
Income trends
Very long-term income trends
Long-term income trends
Medium-term income trends
Aggregate income
Annual total disposable income by race, 1996–2010
Proportion of annual total disposable income by race, 1996 and 2010
Household income
Annual average household income by race, 1996–2010
Annual average household income by race, 1996 and 2010
Annual average household income by province, 1996–2010
Personal income
Personal annual income per head by province, 1996–2010
Annual per capita income by race, 1996–2010
Annual per capita income by race, 1996 and 2010
Expenditure
Monthly household expenditure categories by race, 2009–10
Monthly household expenditure categories by race and sex, 2010
Household expenditure categories by sex, 2010
Expenditure by race and main expenditure group (proportions), 2008
Consumption
Distribution of final household consumption by main expenditure group, 1950–2010
Final household consumption expenditure, 2010
Final consumption expenditure by households, 1960–2010
Living Standards Measures
Living standards measures by age, race, income, and province, 2010
LSMs, change over time, 2001–10
Proportion change in LSMs, 2001–2010
POVERTY
National trends
Number and proportion of people living on less than $2 a day, 1996–2010
Number of people living on less than $2 a day, 1996–2010
Number of people living in relative poverty by race, 1996–2010
Proportion of people living in relative poverty by race, 1996–2010
Provincial trends
Number of people living on less than $2 a day by province, 1996–2010
Proportion of people living on less than $2 a day by province, 1996–2010
Poverty levels: people living in poverty by province and race, 2010 (actual numbers)
Poverty levels: people living in poverty by province and race, 2010 (proportions)
Municipal poverty